i have heard loved ones tell me countless times that they have lost their faith in God because he let's bad things happen to good people.
sunday morning i learned that a "sister" from my Washington Redskins Cheerleading days had lost her Navy SEAL husband and father of her two babies when insurgents took down their helicopter in Afghanistan. i was on a long drive by myself and was immeadiately shaken to core. why? is the only thing i could think through my tears. i began to pray for her family and caught myself asking God "how could you let this happen?" and then it dawned on me...
god does not "let" these things happen. he is not the cause of human tragedies but he mourns these events with us when they occur. he wants to help his children pick up the pieces when we feel so broken. someone once told me that faith is not an insurance policy but an assurance policy. he is here for you. he loves you beyond comprehension. "bad things" happen in the freedom that comes with the gift of life and your faith will help you through them.
my thoughts and prayers are with Aaron's family and the other 31 familes, who lost a loved one during Saturday's tragedy, in their time of mourning.
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